Every time I see the horrors of intra-Muslim violence from Syria or Iraq or anywhere else, I wonder why on earth anyone would ever imagine that Israel is the cause of any significant problems in the Middle East. At best, it's a pretty laughable distraction. And I think that most moderate muslims should thank Allah that Israel exists, as if it didn't, the violence heretofore directed at Jews would be directed within the muslim countries.

Islam certainly does seem to "eat its young." At some point, this will die out as it implodes as everyone condemns everyone else. But let's hope it takes much less than the 70 years it took for Communism in the USSR to implode.

It's actually surreal to read what these barbarians are doing and then I remember Dartmouth revoked an invitation from Ayaan hirsi Ali because she had the audacity to speak out against this kind of barbarism.

To echo RebeccaH, this kind of savagery isn't sustainable unless you have a significant segment of the population that is either quietly supportive or flat out indifferent.

Unfortunately marching in the streets won't help until it is matched by killing Jihadists until there are no more left to kill. It is possible a point could be reached where they surrender unconditionally....but I rather doubt it. I'd really like to hope there is a better alternative.

Every time I see the horrors of intra-Muslim violence from Syria or Iraq or anywhere else, I wonder why on earth anyone would ever imagine that Israel is the cause of any significant problems in the Middle East. At best, it's a pretty laughable distraction. And I think that most moderate muslims should thank Allah that Israel exists, as if it didn't, the violence heretofore directed at Jews would be directed within the muslim countries.

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